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A single standing figure on a darkened stage holds a tall silver trident with a rounded finial in his right hand, its shaft wrapped with a leopard-print cloth. He wears an orange and gold draped dhoti, a patterned leopard-style garment across the chest, armbands and a gold necklace, with a red-and-white forehead mark. Green-tinted spotlights fall from above, and rows of brass oil lamps line both sides of the stage. Swamiji (probable) appears in this photo, shown with a long swept-back hairstyle, a crown-like headdress, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-orange ceremonial clothing, standing as a performer on stage.